Tuyển tập báo cáo các nghiên cứu khoa học quốc tế ngành y học dành cho các bạn tham khảo đề tài: Composite paraganglioma-ganglioneuroma in the retroperitoneum | World Journal of Surgical Oncology BioMed Central Open Access Composite paraganglioma-ganglioneuroma in the retroperitoneum Shoji Hirasaki 1 2 Hiromitsu Kanzaki1 Masato Okuda1 Seiyuu Suzuki1 Tetsuji Fukuhara3 and Toshihito Hanaoka3 Address 1Division of Gastroenterology Sumitomo Besshi Hospital 3-1 Ohji-cho Niihama 7928543 Japan 2Division of Gastroenterology Kubo Hospital 1-1-19 Uchibori Imabari 7992116 Japan and 3Department of Surgery Sumitomo Besshi Hospital 3-1 Ohji-cho Niihama 7928543 Japan Email Shoji Hirasaki - hirasaki@ Hiromitsu Kanzaki - kanzaki@ Masato Okuda - masato_okuda@ Seiyuu Suzuki - seiyuu_suzuki@ Tetsuji Fukuhara - tetsuji_fukuhara@ Toshihito Hanaoka - toshihito_hanaoka@ Corresponding author Published 5 November 2009 Received 23 August 2009 __ rr. inAO Accepted 5 November 2009 World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2009 7 81 doi 1477-7819-7-81 This article is available from http content 7 1 81 2009 Hirasaki et al licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Background Paragangliomas occur most commonly in head and neck region and much less frequently they are found in the retroperitoneum. Composite paraganglioma-ganglioneuroma of the retroperitoneum is very rare. Case presentation We present an unusual case of retroperitoneal composite paragangliomaganglioneuroma discovered on computed tomography in a 63-year-old female patient. Routine hematological examination and biochemical tests were within normal limits. Plasma adrenaline was ng ml plasma noradrenaline ng ml and plasma dopamine ng ml. An abdominal contrast-enhanced CT scan and magnetic resonance imaging .
